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Arca pteroessa E. A. Smith, 1885

537954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:537954)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Bivalvia
  5. Autobranchia
  6. Pteriomorphia
  7. Arcida
  8. Arcoidea
  9. Arcidae
  10. Arca
  11. Arca pteroessa
 unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Bentharca asperula (Dall, 1881)
Species
Arca Linnaeus, 1758
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 262-263, 326, pl. 17, figs 4-4b. [details] 
Note not stated  
Type locality not stated [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Arca pteroessa E. A. Smith, 1885. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=537954 on 2026-09-26
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Arca pteroessa E. A. Smith, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=537954 on 2026-09-26
Date
action
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2010-11-10 15:53:17Z
created
Tran, Bastien
2010-11-10 16:07:33Z
checked
Huber, Markus
2012-06-25 19:10:10Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2019-02-07 18:20:27Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2021-09-26 14:45:00Z
changed
Herbert, David
2021-12-15 18:17:43Z
changed
Auffenberg, Kurt
2023-10-13 18:58:22Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

original description (of ) Smith, E. A. (1885). Report on the Lamellibranchiata collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76, Zoology 13 (part 35): 1-341, pls. 1-25. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1108226
page(s): 262-263, 326, pl. 17, figs 4-4b. [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details] 

source of synonymy Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. [details] 
From editor or global species database
Type locality not stated [details]
To PESI